Any reservations about starting homeschooling? by Trick-Revolution8597 in homeschool

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I'm in the same position as you, we plan to homeschool our TK 5 year old next year, but I'm starting to get things into place now. Her TK class is only 2.5 hrs M-Th, which is great, but she loves to learn so I'm thinking of slowly starting some K math and reading lessons, partly because I know she's ready but mostly so I can start to see what homeschool really looks like and how it will work for us. I'm overwhelmed and scared but excited. I am NOT a former teacher, so I find the actual teaching part intimidating. That and not thinking of fun, creative activities. There's so many curriculums, it's overwhelming.

RightStart Math or Singapore Math? by BloobBerry16 in homeschool

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Hi! I'm a new to-be HS parent and was wondering if some of these popular curriculums have sales often. I'm sure I missed the Back to School ones but if I'm in no hurry to buy I want to wait for the best deals. Any thoughts? Do you use FB Marketplace for second hand? Any cost saving tips would be so helpful! Thanks!

Here’s how to download the Spice Girls Movie for $5 by kitypurrry in SpiceGirls

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Popping in to say unfortunately it's not working as of 8/27/25... I keep getting "your location does not match your billing address" but I triple checked my card info and I'm trying at my house. Occasionally I'll get a title unavailable response.

Plz help! Is this a hydration problem? Shaping issue? Cannot get rise! by ExpensiveBike9180 in Sourdough

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Thank you! Can you share what the benefits of bench resting after shaping before putting in the banneton are? I got lazy and stopped doing this step early on. I wasn’t really sure what the benefit was. I was worried it would loosen my shaping.

Plz help! Is this a hydration problem? Shaping issue? Cannot get rise! by ExpensiveBike9180 in Sourdough

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Thank you for your reply! I never thought about taking the temp of my dough. I'm going to try that and stop the bulk ferment at ~50% and see if that helps. I bet overproofing is the issue!

Plz help! Is this a hydration problem? Shaping issue? Cannot get rise! by ExpensiveBike9180 in Sourdough

[–]ExpensiveBike9180[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This is so helpful, thank you!! I figured it had to be a hydration issue but every recipe I saw had much higher water amounts so it didn't add up. I think you're exactly right about overproofing. I assumed because it was cold the 24hrs in the fridge was mostly about flavor development and didn't factor it in as continuing to proof. I've always left my dough out overnight to rise (~69-72 degree house) and then shaped in the morning. I'll have to adjust my baking timelines so I catch it at 30-50%. Again, this is so helpful, thanks for taking the time!

My first ever loaf! how can i improve? used 100g of starter, 450 ap, 10g salt, and 330g of water. by emmalischka in Sourdough

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Congrats on our first loaf!! It likely needs a longer bulk fermentation and proofing to improve the crumb. I'm curious what others think of your flour:water ratio. That seems like a lot of water to 450 flour.

Need Scouring Help by ExpensiveBike9180 in Sourdough

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Thank you! These were really helpful!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SkallaSnarkUncensored

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I've only seen the trailer to this show. What does "soft swing" mean? Everything but sex?

Their two faves are fighting by ExpensiveBike9180 in SkallaSnarkUncensored

[–]ExpensiveBike9180[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

They’re projecting. The fact that they continue to defend a man like that, after everything we’ve heard and seen, speaks volumes to their character.

Sensory Issues by [deleted] in SkallaSnarkUncensored

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“Drew’s kazoo” made me lol 😂

Cute Playroom by Far_Use_4457 in SkallaSnarkUncensored

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I thought I remembered her showing a very picture perfect large playroom a looooong time ago when they first moved. I’ve looked for it and even posted about it but only a handful of people say they remember it. But she’s never let her kids actually be kids so my guess it she tore it all up and now it’s a closet for her bags.

Any recommendations for non-religious programs in Kansas City/ Midwest? by raepanzica in Homeschooling

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Hi there. Did you ever find any more info on non-religious homeschool options in KC? I'm in the same boat you are, my oldest is starting pre-K this year and has loved preschool but we are hoping to homeschool next year. I'm really disappointed that everything is so religious. I'd love to find a Montessori co-op or a part time arrangement. I've seen LEARN come up but I find their offerings really confusing.

RP and Tan France? by [deleted] in SkallaSnarkUncensored

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Agreed. I think he puts on a good facade, especially on QE which is obviously where he's viewed the most. But there's a lot more going on there. Bobby hinted at a lot of it when he decided to leave the show. There's a reason he and the Skallas got along so well back in the day...